SAS Sr Analyst Space and Assortment
About The Position
The SAS Sr Analyst Space and Assortment is a senior professional role focused on space and assortment planning. The analyst leads or supports complex projects, manages timelines, and works with clients, senior stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to align strategic goals and deliver project outcomes. The role also involves mentoring or guiding junior team members and advising senior leaders through insights and recommendations. The analyst supports merchandising organizations on space planning and analytics, planograms, and floorplans. They manage spatial information workflows and analytics, recommend process improvements, gather customer insights and competitive data, interpret analytical results, and communicate conclusions across the business. They create merchandising presentations and recommendations to optimize assortment, space allocation, and the consumer shopping experience. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. The role has no direct reports, though it may involve guidance or mentoring of indirect reports. Travel and driving are not essential functions of the job.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent job-related experience.
- 4–6 years of experience with planograms or floorplans.
- Experience with analysis in a professional setting.
- Self-directed work ethic and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to effectively prioritize business requests.
- Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Well-organized, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Intellectual curiosity, problem-solving ability, and willingness to learn quickly.
- Strong work ethic and ability to succeed with minimal supervision.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in merchandising.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on client objectives and apply best practices for space allocation and shelf placement.
- Deliver presentations and recommendations for assortment and space optimization solutions.
- Gather customer insights and competitive data to support business objectives.
- Interpret analytical results, draw conclusions, and communicate clear, concise information across the business.
- Create and communicate merchandising presentations on strategies to enhance the consumer shopping experience.
- Support team members in retailer-facing meetings as needed, helping ensure objectives are met and meeting notes are captured or adjusted.
- Serve as a business partner and advisor to the merchandising organization on space planning, analytics, planograms, and floorplans.
- Manage and maintain spatial information workflows and analytics, and recommend process optimizations.
- Lead or support a team without direct reports, delegate workload, and help ensure consistent project completion.
- Mentor and guide junior team members and provide insights and support.
- Oversee complex project timelines and help ensure successful execution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
